SCBOPENSWIMMEET

2016

26THOPENMASTERSCHAMPIONSHIPS

Saturday6thFebruary2016

WesthillSwimmingPool,Aberdeen,AB326XZ

WarmUp1200•Start1300(UnderSASARules)

MeetLicenceNumberL1/499/ND/FEB16

ENTRIESCLOSE:FRIDAY29THJANUARY2016

WarmUp1200

Session1:1300 / Session2:1530
400mFreestyle / Women’s25mFreestyle-SemiFinals
50mBackstroke / Men’s25mFreestyle-SemiFinals
100mButterfly / 200mFreestyle
Women’s25mFreestyle-Heats / 100mIndividualMedley
Men’s25mFreestyle-Heats / 50mFreestyle
50mBreaststroke / 100mBreaststroke
100mFreestyle / 50mButterfly
100mBackstroke
Women’s25mFreestyle-Final
Men’s25mFreestyle-Final

•Mixedracing.

•Medalsfor1st,2ndand3rdinallevents.

•Agegroupwinnerprizes.

•Trophyfortopvisitingclub.

•Pointsforagegroupwinnersandtopvisitingclubareasfollows:

1st=10,2nd=8,3rd=6,4th=4,5th=2,6th=1.

AgeCategories(Ageat31/12/2016)

(A)25-29years(B)30-34years(C)35-39years(D)40-44years(E)45-49years(F)50-54years(G)55-59years(H)60-64years(J)65-69years(K)70-74years(L)75-79years(M)80-84years(N)85-89yearsetcand(X)18-24years.

Seeding

Allevents,except25mfreestylesprint,areheatdeclaredwinner.Heatswillbeseededinascending

orderofentrytime(i.e.slowestgoinfirstheat)andirrespectiveofgender.

SprintFreestyleChampionships

(Notavailablefor‘X’categoryswimmers)

25mfreestyleopensprintsformenandwomenfortheCOLTELShields.

Heatswillberandomlydrawnandthetopplacedswimmersfromeachheatwillprogresstothesemi-finals.Thetop3swimmersfromeachofthetwosemi-finalswillthenmakeupthefinal.

Entriescanbemadebyfillingintheattachedentryformandemailingorpostingto:

JennyBrown,64DeeVillage,MillburnStreet,Aberdeen, AB116SZ

Paymentcanbemadebydirecttransfertotheclubbankaccount

(Accountnumber:00834073SortCode:80-05-17),

Paypal(withfeeincluded)orbypostingachequetotheaboveaddress.

•Participantsmayenterasmanyeventsastheywish.Dependingonthetotalnum-berofgalaentriesreceivedhowever,entriesmayneedtoberestrictedtofitthepooltimeavailable.

•Intheeventofrestrictions,competitiveopportunitieswillbeallottedonafirstcomefirstservedbasis.

•Lateentrieswillnotbeaccepted.

•Theorganisersreservetherighttooperate“overthetopstarts”asrequired.

•AllCompetitorsmustbearegisteredmemberofaswimmingclub(FINArules).

ENTRY FEES

£4perswimincluding25msprint•Buffetandpresentation£12perperson

CLOSINGDATEFORENTRIES: FRIDAY 29TH JANUARY 2016

BuffetandPresentationofPrizes

ThepresentationofprizesandbuffetwilltakeplaceattheBroadstraikInnat7pm(Elrick,Westhill,Aberdeenshire,AB326TL).Pleaseadviseofanyspecialdietaryrequirementswhenenteringthemeet.

DIRECTIONS

TOWESTHILL:ArrivingfromtheSouthontheA90

AtthefirstroundaboutyouencounteronreachingAberdeentakethesecondexitandcrosstheBridgeovertheRiverDee.Gostraightonatthenextexitandcontinueonthisroaduntilthethirdroundabout,whichyouapproachwithplayingfieldsonyourright.Turnleftatthisroundaboutandfollowtheroadoutforapprox.5milesfollowingdirectionsforAlforduntilyoureachWesthill.Takethefirstroadontherightintothetownitself.Gostraightonatthenextroundaboutandcontinuefor

afewhundredmetresbeforetakingaleftturnintoHaysWay.Theswimmingpoolisabout150metresontheleft.

Arrivingfromotherdirections....letusknowifyouneedhelpandwe’llgiveyouacall.

WesthillSwimmingPoolHay’sWayWesthill

Aberdeenshire

AB326XZ

BroadstraikInnElrickWesthill

Aberdeenshire

AB326TL

HEALTHSAFETY

Pleasereadthisdisclaimercarefully.

AnyqueriesshouldberaisedwithSASANorthDistrict.

•IamawareoftheneedtoseekappropriatemedicaladviceifIhaveanyconcernsastothestateofmyhealth.IhavenotbeeninformedbyanymedicalpractitionerandIdonothaveanyknowledgeofanymedicalconditionwhichwouldmake

itinadvisableformetoparticipateinMastersSwimmingeventsoranyotherassociatedactivities.AccordinglyIherebycertifythatIamphysicallyfitandwelltoparticipateinanysuchtrainingandevents.

•Iamawareofandappreciatetheinherentrisksinvolvedinsuchtrainingandcompetitionincludingthepossibilitiesofinjuryandaccident.Iundertaketoalwaysconductmyselfinaresponsibleandprofessionalmanner.

•Iundertakeatalltimestousemybestendeavourstotrainandcompeteinasafeandpropermannerandnottodoanythingwhichwouldexposemyselforfellowswimmerstounnecessaryriskofinjury.

•IfurtherundertakeatalltimestotakeallreasonablesafetymeasuresfortheprotectionofmyselfandfellowswimmersandtoinformtheRefereeofanyconcernsImayhaveasregardssafety.

•IacknowledgethatduringMastersSwimmingeventsSASANorthDistrictcannotbeheldresponsibleforanylossordamagetopersonalbelongingsandthatImusttakeallreasonablestepsagainstanysuchlossordamage.

•IherebyagreetoabidebyandbegovernedbytherulesofScottishSwimmingandallotherlawsandregulationsapplicableincludingtheSASASafety LawsandtheConditionsoftheSASANorthDistrict.

BritishSwimminghasimportantHealthandSafetyAdviceforMastersSwimmers.